1992 in film - Other movies released

This is a list of film-related events in 1992. 1991 in film 1992 in film 1993 in film 1991 in home video 1992 in home video 1993 in home video 1991 in television 1992 in television 1993 in television 1992 in film - Events. January 12 - HAL 9000 is activated, the computer in the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey (fictional event: date taken from the fi ...

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Basic Instinct - Portrayal of homosexuals. The film was controversial due to its overt sexuality and graphic violence -- a characteristic found in many of Verhoeven's movies -- and was protested by gay rights activists who felt that the film followed a pattern of negative depiction of gay and lesbian people in the film industry. It has also received criticism from those who feel it portrays bisexuals as insatiable, untrustworthy, and homicidal. < ...

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Basic Instinct, Basic Instinct - Plot summary, Basic Instinct - Controversy, Basic Instinct - Portrayal of homosexuals, Basic Instinct - NC-17 rating, Basic Instinct - Trivia, Basic Instinct - Sequel, Basic Instinct - External link

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A man known for his large appetites, Welles became extremely overweight in his later years, topping out at more than 350 pounds. He capitalized on his image in various advertising campaigns for certain brands of wines, hot dogs, and correspondence courses. A bootleg of the recording session for one of his later commercials still circulates on the Internet and elsewhere, often known simply as Frozen Peas. In the recording, Welles can be heard brazenly chastising the commercial's producers for its poor script and their "impossible, mean ...

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Orson Welles, Orson Welles - Early career, Orson Welles - Welles in Hollywood, Orson Welles - Welles after Hollywood, Orson Welles - Television, Orson Welles - Unfinished projects, Orson Welles - Final years, Orson Welles - Trivia, Orson Welles - Selected filmography

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Lt CMDR McCain served with the VA-163 Saints on board the USS Oriskany. On October 26, 1966 the mis-handling of a flare resulted in a deck fire while conducting strike operations in the Gulf of Tonkin. 44 men lost their lives, including 24 pilots. Later in 1967, he was shot down over Vietnam, and was held as a prisoner of war in Hanoi for five-and-a-half years, mostly in the infamous Hanoi Hilton. Later in life, McCain would quip that, "Do not call me a 'war hero'...I am anything but! The fact that I was incompetent enough to get shot ...

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John McCain, John McCain - Early life, John McCain - Vietnam, John McCain - Political career, John McCain - Race for President 2000, John McCain - Race for President 2004, John McCain - Race for President 2008, John McCain - Political views, John McCain - Campaign finance changes, John McCain - The Gang of 14, John McCain - Detention of Extrajudicial Prisoners, John McCain - Personal, John McCain - Appearances on television and in movies, John McCain - Awards, John McCain - Works

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A superhero is a fictional character who is noted for feats of courage and nobility, who usually has a colorful name and costume and abilities beyond those of normal human beings. A female superhero is called a superheroine. Since the definitive superhero, Superman, debuted in 1938, the stories of superheroes - ranging from episodic adventures to decades-long sagas - have become an entire genre of fiction that has dominated American comic books and crossed over into several other media. Superhero - Common t ...

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The series was created by Irna Phillips, who based it on personal experiences. After giving birth to a still-born baby at age 19, she found spiritual comfort listening to sermons by a preacher of a church centered on the brotherhood of man. It was these sermons that formed the nucleus of the creation of The Guiding Light. Guiding Light - The radio years. The radio show's original storyline centered around a preacher named Rev. John Ruthledge (Arthur Peterson, Jr.) and all the people of a fictional s ...

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Guiding Light, Guiding Light - History, Guiding Light - The radio years, Guiding Light - Early years on television, Guiding Light - 1960s, Guiding Light - 1970s, Guiding Light - 1980s, Guiding Light - 1990s, Guiding Light - 2000s, Guiding Light - Trivia, Guiding Light - Day-Behind airings, Guiding Light - Cast, Guiding Light - Current cast members, Guiding Light - Recurring cast members, Guiding Light - Coming and going cast members, Guiding Light - Head writers and executive producers

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